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The Problem

Problem Definition

W3C works on individual components of the web architecture, driven by the functional needs of the W3C participants. This particular focus may lead us to miss system-level considerations such as the overall performance of typical implementations. While performance suffers for a variety of reasons, Web standards could be part of the problem. In the past, when we looked at performance we instrumented the architecture to allow performance to be measured. This is quite different from a system level focus on addressing and improving performance.

As we mature to take a platform level view of our work, we should address performance issues to grow the acceptance of our standards.

What are the indicators that show that there is or is not a problem?

Every week, there is a news article appearing indicating performance issues with HTML5. Recent examples are: